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In my previous image I introduced a new kind of collectible to my Photostream the Gunpla model kits.
This is an alternate version of that photo. I really like the atmosphere of the previous one but I wanted to show you few more details and so I posted this brighter version.
Gunpla ( the blend of Gundam and Plastic words) are model kits manufactured by the Japanese company Bandai, depicting the various character/vehicles from the Gundam universe.
When you open a Gunpla box they look like any other model kit, with the various “sprues”.
However they features, let’s say their tech, set them apart from the typical model kits we usually see (like those of a certain famous miniature tabletop company)
First, they don’t need glue. The parts are “snap-fit” and they connect each other so nicely once built they are far more stable than glued model kits.
Bandai uses a multi-color molding and that means the parts come already colored. Of course paintwork can be applied to improved the quality of the model (for example I added some simple weathering but there are persons who completely paint them to pro levels).
A common technique, for example, consists in using the specifically designed markers, called Gundam Markers (consider them a sort of “Sharpie marker”) to draw lines between panels and other “gaps” to create depth. It’s called “panel lining”.
However the most remarkable trait of Gunpla model kits is they are fully articulated and their articulations match those of the high-end action figures. They also have various interchangeable hands, accessories etc. It really puts them above any other kind of model kit.
Anyway I hope I didn’t bore you lol with these details. I wrote them just in case some of you never heard of those Gunpla and was curious to know what this figure is :)
I rarely post alternate versions of my images but I wanted to show more details of this figure and the lighting of the other was a bit darker for that purpose.
I hope you like this photo :)
A completed model of a brass photo-etch Fokker E III Eindecker.
Type: Model Kit.
Name: Fokker E III Eindecker.
Brand: Eduard.
Origin: History of First World War.
Scale: 1/72 scale.
Material: Brass photo-etching.
*Note: Completed by my BB many years ago. He has this hobby of model kit building since his childhood days. More in: Gifts of Talent.
Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 in the colours of Royal Air Force 229 Squadron.
P3039, RE-D, was flown during the Battle of Britain by Belgian pilot Vic Ortmans. His remarkable story is here: www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/Ortmans.htm
Model details:
- Hawker Hurricane
- 1/48 scale
- Kit: Hobby Boss
- Decals: Aeromaster
- Cockpit: Quinta 3D set
- Wheels: Eduard resin
- Exhauts: Eduard resin
A big, unbuilt 1:16 scale Bandai model kit of a 1914 Dennis Fire Engine. A rediscovered relic that was never started when I used to build this sort of thing.
08 - Nazca Class.
Category: Model Kit.
Name: Nazca Class.
Scale: Non.
Series: Mecha Collection.
Origin: Space Battleship Yamato 2199.
Brand: Bandai.
Material: Styrene plastic.
Release Date: Sept 2014.
Condition: Unassembled.
*Note: This is a Model Kit collected by my BB.
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Brynhildr - Legend of the Galactic Heroes (set of 2).
Category: Model Kit.
Name: Brynhildr , Empire Battleship and the Flagship of the Empire Fleet.
Series: Heldensagen vom Kosmosinsel / Legend of the Galactic Heroes.
Scale: 1/8000 scale.
Origin: Japanese space opera novels and movies: Legend of the Galactic Heroes.
Brand: HMA Garage.
Material: Styrene Plastic.
Release Date: 11 Nov 2022.
Cost: S$38.00
Condition: Unassembled/Mint in Box.
Remark: Decals and display base are included.
Description: This model kit from HMA brings us the stunning Brynhildr from Legend of the Galactic Heroes. Supervised by designer Naoyuki Kato, this kit features two coat of arms for the bottom of the hull: the Galactic Empire coat of arms and the New Galactic Empire coat of arms. Since you get parts for two ships, you can build one of each type.
*Note: This is a Model Kit collected by my BB.
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Category: Model Kit.
Name: SF3D No.18 - Krachenvogel.
Scale: 1/20 scale.
Origin: S.F.3.D Original created by Kow Yokoyama.
Brand: Nitto.
Series: S.F.3.D aka Ma.K Original Design.
Material: Styrene plastic with many other materials, including etched metal parts and a light bulb!
Release Date: 1985.
Condition: Unassembled.
*Note: This is a Model Kit collected by my BB.
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Here is my 1/48 scale Monogram model UH-1B Iroquois photoshopped over sand dunes. I flew in the real one over Stockton Beach sand hills a great many times. The kit is really a UH-1C, but I modified to represent a RAAF B model with rescue hoist. Decals came from the scrap box.
Here we have my first attempt at staging a 1/72 scale WW2 sunset view on a remote Pacific Island strip to our north. My HobbyBoss 1/72 scale P-40's and a pre made 1/72 Jeep.
TR-5 Harpy "Norma"
Category: Model Kit.
Name: TR-5 Harpy "Norma".
Scale: 1/72 scale.
Origin: Crusher Joe.
Brand: Hasegawa.
Series: Creator Works.
Material: Styrene Plastic.
Release Date: March 2021.
Condition: Unassembled.
Remark: The Murphy Pirates' single-seat fighter TR-5 Harpy as piloted by Norma in "Crusher Joe”. This kit assembles without the needs for glue, and the core frame in the center of the aircraft lends itself to the method of assembling each unit and then the exterior. The canopy can be opened and closed. A seated pilot figure of Norma is included.
*Note: Pics not by us. It's just for reference.
This is a Model Kit collected by my BB.
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